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    The Ascent of African American Females and the Decline of African American Males Introduction Throughout the history of the United States‚ African Americans have been discriminated against in all areas of life including academics. African Americans are still lagging behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover

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    achievements in other fields of work. African Americans are represented as athletes even though there has been many more achievements in the culture. The young males are manipulated at a young age and base their lives off a career they have seen all their life‚ but will not be able to be successful as an athlete. Although the media tends to represent the African Americans in sports in a positive way‚ there overrepresentation causeses young African Americans to believe that is the only way to achieve

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    "Black Power" was seen as a way of resurrecting "Black Pride" and African-American culture. Carmichael said in 1966: "We have to do what every group in this country did - we gotta take over the community where we outnumber people so we can have decent jobs." For years‚ the movement’s leaders said‚ blacks had been trying to aspire to white ideals of what they should be. Now it was time for blacks to set their own agenda‚ putting their needs and aspirations first. ~ http://www.historylearningsite

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    The Native-American and African-American communities in the united states have undergone countless adversities since before the birth of America. The South held a stronghold on the institution of slavery‚ while American colonists robbed the indigenous people of their land and culture. After the civil war‚ however‚ the conditions of both groups changed dramatically. The residual tribes were driven to reservations and the slaves were freed. In the years immediately succeeding the war‚ blacks‚ due to

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    African-American Influence on American literature African American literature can be summarized as the writings of authors from African descent. In the United States‚ African descendents have had very different experiences from each others depending on where they lived. In the southern states of the United States‚ Blacks have been really oppressed until the Civil War‚ with the big part being illiterate well into the end of 1800. In the northern states ‚Blacks had a considerable greater freedom

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    well‚ to portray his thoughts on the subject. Obviously in a speech about racism given by an African American man‚ there are going to be mixed responses portrayed by the audience‚ and I think those mixed reactions are exactly what was occurring in the audience. As being part of that audience‚ I think Obama did an exceptional job of showing how racism is still present today‚ not only towards African Americans‚ but every other race as well. In “A More Perfect Union”‚ Obama not only talks about the

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    African Americans are trying their best to use their new level of freedom to thrive. “For we colored people did not know how to be free and the white people did not know how to have a free colored person about them (Houston Hartsfield)”. Both sides of the party were trying to get used to African Americans’ new found freedom and because of it they were still mistreated in ways they had more choice than

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    American Culture In this essay I will be discussing what “defines” American culture through the eyes of other. I will be using the definitions of the people I interviewed over the last few days. I will also be using the lesson material and the readings that were assigned to us. This essay will hopefully give a different perspective to your thoughts of American culture. There are millions of different takes on what American culture is to each person in this country‚ this will just be a small take

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    II 30 September 2013 American culture is unlike any other in the world. There are many things that make our culture so unique and diverse. From historic events to the very way the United States was started‚ American culture has changed many times throughout its existence‚ and it keeps changing every day. One of the reasons why our culture is so unique is that it has been influenced by every single other culture in our planet. The United States is one of the most diverse

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    Eric D. Joseph May 9‚ 2006 Afro-Amer. Hist.4223 The African-American Odyssey The Promise of Reconstruction‚ 1865-1868 The emancipation of the African slave who was now disconnected from their traditions and way of life after nearly 300 years‚ is seemingly a great gush from the dam to the ebbs and flows of the struggle. The end of slavery as we know it‚ presented a ball of mixed emotions among the nation; North and SOUTH. Some slaves were grossly ecstatic to be free. For example

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